Image: Pagoda Forest at Shaolin Temple. Located in Henan, Zhengzhou, Dengfeng, Songshan city, is the birthplace of Shaolin Wushu and the Zen court. Because it is located in the hinterland of Songshan's dense forests, beneath Shaoshi mountain, the name "Shaolin Temple". "Shao" from the mountain's name and "lin" meaning forest. by Yang and Yun's Album